West Bank Exports to Jordan Since June Reached Il, 40 Million

March 6, 1968

JERUSALEM (Mar. 5)

Defense Minister Moshe Dayan reported in the Knesset (Parliament) today that exports from the occupied West Bank to Jordan totalled IL 40 million (about $11.5 million) between last June’s war and the end of January, 1968. He said this trade has provided a livelihood and employment for West Bank residents and has given them an opportunity to visit their families in Jordan. Of the total exports, IL 36 million (about $10.3 million) worth was in agricultural produce.